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Two groups of paintings by Ann Pibal, faculty member in visual arts, are the subject of a solo exhibition at Lucien Terras Inc. in New York City through January 17.

In a new project at the Usdan Gallery at 51��������, artists, dancers, curators, students, and thinkers from China and the U.S. are turning the process of collaboration into a form of art. The gallery is open Tuesdays through Saturdays 1:00 to 5:00 pm; admission is free.

"Strange Days” by MFA in Writing Director Sven Birkerts and "Vision" by Tiffany Briere MFA '11 were included in The Best American Essays 2015. “The Siege at Whale Cay,” by Assistant Director Megan Mayhew Bergman MFA ’10, was included in The Best American Short Stories 2015.

On October 2015, students in a course taught by faculty member Benjamin Anastas launched a blog tracing Bennington’s outsized impact on the world of literature and asking what accounts for it.  features author interviews, short pieces of journalism and reviews, and coverage of literary events on campus.

A new book by Sven Birkerts, director of the MFA in Writing Program at 51��������, has been garnering attention in advance of its October 6 publication date.